Are Social Media Platforms Too Late in Curbing Cyber Harassment Against Women?

The United Nations Women convention in Paris recently addressed a critical issue in the modern age of the digital world. With the support of leaders such as Graca Machel and Michelle Bachelet along with Hollywood Celebrities including Ashley Judd, Annie Lennox, Maisie Williams, and Gemma Chan the...

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Google Chrome is adding a new sidebar that contains all bookmarked tabs and reading list pages

In today’s day and age, when a question or research on any topic comes up, there is one frequent answer to it and that is Google, since its launch in 1998, the company has captured markets so effectively that people start referring to the company as unbeatable. Google, what originally started as a...

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Facebook Is Expanding Its Cloud Based Gaming Service, But Still Neglects iOS

Facebook is in the midst of expanding their cloud-based gaming service. However, this experience has yet to reach the likes of iOS devices. The gaming industry has been going through a very large boom throughout the past decade or so. To be fair, the industry has been considered a lucrative source...

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TikTok extends the video time frame from 1 to 3 minutes - rolling out soon for everyone

TikTok is now extending its video time limit from 1 to 3 minutes meaning users will stay longer on the app. TikTok has been one of the top contenders for some time now when it comes to keeping users engaged. The platform is known for its catchy and engaging 1-minute videos from creators all over...

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Sharing revenue is now being tested with content creators through IGTV by Instagram

Facebook’s Instagram is about to offer the same pay rate offered by YouTube to its content creators. Having more than 1 billion users, Instagram is no doubt one of the most preferred social media application and since it attracts a lot of users on daily basis, it seems like Instagram is ready to...

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The interoperability of WhatsApp and Messenger remains an uphill battle for Facebook; an executive argue for privacy-related issues

Facebook is currently trying to merge its subsiding mega-sites but failing due to the extensive variety of data and different algorithms. The platform's claims that transferring such a large load will raise a lot of questionable privacy issues are continually being disregarded by the court and...

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Google Chrome is updating its security by adding an HTTPS-only toggle with the new version

Since the world is out to achieve better tech, Google is making sure to give its users the most secure environment it can. To date, we all know that Google has been encouraging websites to change their addresses from HTTP to HTTPS. Google Chrome's very new update secures this demand in place by...

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